Home of the Giant Squid: teacher key

Giant Squid, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. The giant squid lives in the dark, cold deep sea. Here is what it eats, who eats it, and when people first filmed one alive.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How many arms does a giant squid have?
   • Two
   • Eight (answer)
   • Ten
2. What is the beak shaped like?
   • A parrot's beak (answer)
   • A spoon
   • A star
3. Which animal eats giant squid?
   • Sperm whales (answer)
   • Rabbits
   • Ducks
4. What did a team use in July 2012?
   • A kite
   • A small submersible (answer)
   • A plane
5. In 2012 a team filmed a squid from a submersible. Where did it go?
   • Down into the deep sea (answer)
   • Up a mountain
   • Into a lake

Words

• tentacles: long feeding arms
• beak: hard mouth
• submersible: small sea vehicle
• deep: far below